CABPONA. 



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aiiteunce black, the base luteoas ; membrane greenish cupreous. 

 Allied to Mattiplms ohlongus, Dall., but differing by its larger size 

 and by the generic characters above detailed. Abdomen above 

 dark indigo-blue, the lateral margins piceous. 



Length 29 ; breadth 15 to 17 millim. 



Hah. Punjab. N.iga Hills {Doliertij). Khasi Hills {lad. Mus.). 



Genus CARPONA. 



Carpona, Dohrn, Stett. eat. Zeit. xxiv, p. 351 (1863) ; Stdl, En. Hem. 



i, p. 7-1 (1870). 

 Virbius, StS,l, Hem. Afr. i, p. 225 (1864). 



Type, O.funesta, Dohrn, from Cambodia. 



Distribution. Oriental Region. 



Somewhat allied in structure to Asiarclia, Stal, but metasternum 

 not elevated ; mesosternum centrally sulcate ; length of head almost 

 equal to breadth, excluding eyes ; ]Dosterior femora moderately 

 thickened, posterior tibiae curved. 



429. Carpona amplicollis, .S^^/ (Pycauum), Tr. E. S. (3) i, p. 600 (1863). 



Piceous; pronotum and scutellum moderately rugulose, corium 

 very finely, thickly, and obscurely punctate ; antenna3 with the 

 second and fourth joints subequal in length ; scuteUum more 

 distinctly punctured than the pronotum ; femora beneath armed 



i^ig. 173. — Carpona umplkollis. 



with two spines near apex, the interior spine on the posterior 

 femora robust ; posterior tibise slightly curved behind the middle. 



Length 31 to 36 ; breadth between anterior pronotal angles 

 18 to 20 millim. 



Hah. North India {Brit. Mus.). Assam ; Margherita(Z)o/«!r^v). 



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